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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Not everyone seems to know that I have another book published - something separate from the Sweet Trilogy. It's a fun, swoony tale called SEE ME, which I independently published this spring. It's an urban fantasy about a magical American girl named Robyn who travels to Ireland after graduating to meet her betrothed, McKale, for the first time - a coming of age romance that'll have you laughing along the way.

I've always had a thing for ginger guys, so this was the perfect opportunity to write one. McKale is a quiet, serious character, always thinking, always watching. These pictures of actor Stefano Masciolini are how I imagine McKale (ironically, Stefano is Italian). Num num...

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Moments ago, I finished a gigantic revision of my new book, Sweet Temptation. For those of you who haven't heard, this book is the entire Sweet trilogy from Kaidan Rowe's point of view - it's a companion novel. It was my toughest book yet. It's due to publish September 8th, 2015. We're officially under the one-year mark, woohoo!

During the summer I had a bit of fun with y'all on Facebook and Twitter. I asked for songs that you think should be included in Kaidan's book, and you provided in a big way! It took a while to go through them all and choose. I've listed the 40+ songs to be tentatively featured/mentioned in Sweet Temptation. Please note that this list is subject to change, as needed.

I can't thank you enough for your input!! Even my husband suggested one that I ended up loving and using ("Mad World"). Hope you enjoy!

SONGS TO BE FEATURED IN SWEET TEMPTATION

Chapter Headers:
“Bite My Tongue” by You Me At Six
“Break Your Heart” by Taio Cruz
“Casual Sex” by My Darkest Days
“Down In The Valley” by The Head and The Heart
“Murder On The Radio” by My Favorite Highway
“I’m Not The One” by 3oh!3
“Undressed” by Kim Cesarion
“Born To Die” by Lana Del Rey
“Hero/Heroine” by Boys Like Girls
“Like Sugar” by Matchbox 20
“Voodoo Doll” by 5 Seconds of Summer
“Demons” by Imagine Dragons
“Save Yourself” by My Darkest Days
“Logan to Government Center” by Brand New
“Wicked Game” by Chris Isaak
“No Interruption” by Hoodie Allen
“Without You” by My Darkest Days
“Hospital For The Souls” by Bring Me The Horizon
“Before The Fall” by The Rescues
“My Demons” by Starset
“Let It Rock” by Kevin Rudolph
“Secret Love” by Hunter Hayes
“Monster” by Skillet
“Walk Away” by The Script
“Only Exception” by Paramore
“Aviation High” by Semi Precious Weapons
“Daylight” by Maroon 5
“Worth Dying For” by Rise Against
“Alive” by P.O.D.
“Sabotage” by Beastie Boys
“Hurricane” by MS MR
“Mad World” by Gary Jules
“The Only One” by Hot Chelle Rae
“Run” by Matt Nathanson & Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland
“Feel Again” by OneRepublic
“When You Can’t Sleep At Night” by Of Mice and Men
“Work Song” by Hozier
“Wrap Myself Around You” by Kill Hannah
“Angel With A Shotgun” by The Cab
“Drive” by Incubus
“Fancy” by Iggy Azalea
“Young Volcanoes” by Fall Out Boy
“Free Now” by Sleeping With Sirens

Mentioned within chapters:
“Sex and Candy” by Marcy Playground
“Bulls on Parade” by Rage Against The Machine
“I Knew You Were Trouble” by Taylor Swift
“You Don’t Know You’re Beautiful” by One Direction
Nine Inch Nails (in general)

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And now for the super duper exciting part!!! The other fun thing I decided to do was to use fan names in the book. I asked readers to let me know if they were interested. Hundreds of tweets and Facebook messages gave me LOTS to choose from! I was able to work 13 names into Sweet Temptation. I cannot guarantee that your character will be flattering - they are not based on you guys, they're just pretend characters to whom I've attached your names. All I can promise is that each character has an interaction with Kaidan of some sort (mostly smexy). If you entered this contest and your name is on this list, then consider yourself the winner! It wasn't feasible to include last names.) SO CONGRATS!!
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